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<div role="main"><h1>Folding preferences</h1>

<p>Use the <img src="../images/command_link.png" alt="" > <a class="command-link" href='javascript:executeCommand("org.eclipse.ui.window.preferences(preferencePageId=org.eclipse.cdt.ui.preferences.FoldingPreferencePage)")'>Folding</a> preference panel to customize the C/C++ editor folding behavior.</p>
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	<caption><strong>Folding Preference Options</strong></caption>
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			<th id="option"><strong>Option</strong></th>
			<th id="description"><strong>Description</strong></th>
			<th id="default"><strong>Default</strong></th>
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			<td headers="option"><strong>Enable folding when opening a new editor</strong></td>
			<td headers="description">If enabled, apply folding rules to the new editor.</td>
			<td headers="default">&nbsp;</td>
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			<td headers="option"><strong>Select folding to use</strong></td>
			<td headers="description">Select the folding to use from the available choices.</td>
			<td headers="default">&nbsp;</td>
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			<td headers="option"><strong>Enable folding of preprocessor branches (#if/#endif)</strong></td>
			<td headers="description">If enabled, fold preprocessor branches.</td>
			<td headers="default">&nbsp;</td>
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			<td headers="option"><strong>Enable folding of control flow statements (if/else, do/while, for, switch)</strong></td>
			<td headers="description">If enabled, fold control flow statements.</td>
			<td headers="default">&nbsp;</td>
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			<td headers="option"><strong>Macros</strong></td>
			<td headers="description">If enabled, fold macro definitions.</td>
			<td headers="default">On</td>
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			<td headers="option"><strong>Functions</strong></td>
			<td headers="description">If enabled, fold functions.</td>
			<td headers="default">Off</td>
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			<td headers="option"><strong>Methods</strong></td>
			<td headers="description">If enabled, fold methods.</td>
			<td headers="default">Off</td>
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			<td headers="option"><strong>Structures</strong></td>
			<td headers="description">If enabled, fold structures.</td>
			<td headers="default">On</td>
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			<td headers="option"><strong>Comments</strong></td>
			<td headers="description">If enabled, fold comments.</td>
			<td headers="default">Off</td>
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			<td headers="option"><strong>Header Comments</strong></td>
			<td headers="description">If enabled, fold header comments.</td>
			<td headers="default">On</td>
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			<td headers="option"><strong>Inactive Preprocessor Branches</strong></td>
			<td headers="description">If enabled, fold inactive processor branches.</td>
			<td headers="default">On</td>
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